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Chapter 4

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The first thing he noticed was light.

Pale morning light seeped through the heavy curtains, softening the edges of the room, laying everything in muted gold. The second thing he noticed—what surprised him most—was her. Still there.

Sasha lay on her side, dark waves spilling across the pillow, he
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